The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-08
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byterian Church from the Presby terry
Utah, in session at Manti, August 28tl
1887" The precious document ths
follows this heading is such as might
looked for as coming from an allege
religious body which there are man
cogent reasons for believing lacks fait
in the Bible, the Savior and in the LORD
This session of a religious" bod
does not like the adoption of Consti
tuition by the people of Utah in whicI
the practice of polygamy is prohibite,
and made misdemesnor, and proceed
to give reasons therefore. The reason
consist in number of fat and bolc
declarations, some of which it is ALSO
lutely impossible for any human being
or any set of human beings, however
pious, to prove. For example: BE.
cause there is no sincerity in it (tht
clause prohibiting polygamy.) 1t is 6
fact well known to US who are here
and admitted to be such by many Nor
mons, that the real intention is not to
abolish polygamy, but to obtain State
hood, get entire control OF affairs in
Utah and thus defeat the execution of
the laws. For with Mormon judges,
officers and jurors, no law against
polygamV would be enforced. Hence
this constitutional clause against polyg-
amy is only blind"
With the exception of the part de-
claring the real intention is , "to OBJ
tain statehood" the whole of the above
is an unqualified lie, and comes with re-
markable graciousness from a set of
human parasites who are taught andwho
presume to teach Thou shalt not lie, 1"
ana that liars together with forni
Gators, adulterers, murderers and others
of a like ilk, will find no place of rest in
the Celestial city. 1t is fact, known to
the writer, and 10 every member of the
convention which framed the constitu-
ton, that, in the discussions of the
subject, there was ever expressed an
earnest sentiment that action must be
honest, sincere and bOni fde, and that
every Violater of the law need hope for
no escape. But were it otherwise, were
the utterance of this pious organization
as true as it is false, it will be diff cult
Tor these members of it Gin session.,
assembled, to explain how they became
possessed of the secret thoughts and
aims of the people of Utah. 1t is be-
yond the power of human kind to tell
the sincerity or insincerity which may
be in the hearts of the people in the
adoption of this constitution, or the
clauses to which so much exception is
taken. In what light must a class of
beings appear foreyer discovering evil
in the doings of sect differing, and
heaven knows how wisely, from them
in religious tenets) who stand as the
opponents of Gods word, when that |
VOID declares unto the pure all things |
are pure" and when it says, he that
hsteth his brother without cause is a
murderer at heart; and when it as
serts that out of the abundance of the |
heart that the mouth speaketh. If the
Mormons are to be led into the light,
it will be by another class than this.
This movement for Statehood is
altogether Mormon movement. The
Gentiles have taken no part in it, and
sre now unit against it." So say the
pious ones. But if this be true, it is
also false, for if they have taken no
part in it, how can they be unit
against it? Have the Presbyterians in
Msnti counted Gentiles noses so they
ian say the Gentiles are q unit against
t? This is false. The Gentiles dare
not act as a unit against it. They
determined neither to vote for it nor
against 1t. If they are unit now. it is
1t time when the unit counts for little.
We make one more extract from this
Christian document. The Presby-
5erians object to Statehood for Utah
Because it would leave the power of
he priesthood untouched. The
Is 900 men to whom absolute obedience
5 pledged on the part of the people,
would only be intrenched in their
present stronghold" We want to call
special attention to this last quotation
We have already seen that the Gentiles ,
.ook absolutely mo part" in the move
nent; that they are q unit against it {
low. and that there are %, 900 Mormons ,
Who have pledged absolute obedience"
% the priesthood. The vote on the s
Constitution showed that Is, 1876 voted ,
.or It. What did the remainder of the .
Is, 900 pledged to absolute obedience to !
the priesthood do, if they existed? II ,
he priesthood ordered them to vote {
or the measure, how is it they escaped i
yhen absolute obedience" is enjoinedP
and if they did not vote, what becomes !
If the "absolute obedience" rubbish i
BIT as the Gentiles took mo part" {
,hey did not vote for it. And if they I